Joseph Grove attended Wollescote school in his early days. He enlisted in the Royal Engineers and was posted to the 237th Field Company. This was attached to the 41st Division in the Ypres sector in Spring 1916. Although this was a quiet period for the Division, there was always danger from shelling and sniping for those who had to work at repairing trenches and handling supplies. This may have been what happened to Sapper Joseph Grove who was killed in action on the 19th July 1916.